PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS

I ……………………. (watch) a documentary at 9 pm last night.

• was watching

• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Karen was sitting in front of the TV when the power ………………. (go) off.

• was going out

• went out

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

We were sleeping when the telephone ..............

• was ringing

• rang

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt her leg.

• were dancing

• was dancing

• danced

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 

• was driving
• were driving
• drove

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

My friend .............me while I .....................the homework

• was phoning / was doing
• phoned / was doing
• phoned / did
• were phoning / were doing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

When she _____ her room, her mother called her. (clean)

• was cleaning

• cleaned

• were cleaning

• was clean

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

I __________ for my notebook when I saw a spider. (look)

• looked

• was looking

• was lookig

• were looked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

The panda _______ bamboo leaves when I saw her. (eat)

• ate

• eated

• was eating

• eaten

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

My computer crashed ........................ I was surfing on the Internet. (crash)

• while

• when

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E